postural teaching unit

1. Number: 2014-1-ESO1-KA201-003518
School in Movement: enjoying
wealth being in good health
An Erasmus Plus Project

2. Introduction:
This teaching units is one of the
products oh School in
Movement Ersmus+ Project and
it is a work of four partecipating
European Countries on physical
wellness,
balance and posture correct.

3. PE teaching
units of
postural
health and
ergonomics
in sport

4. CONTENTS
1) Knowledge of correct body postures
for physical activities in daily life
situations.
2) Stretching before practicing physical
activities and in daily life is important to
help prevent injuries.
3) Postural education is important in
order to prevent correct and compensate
with stretching exercises.
4) Negative effects can result from the
incorrect execution of certain exercises.

6. Posture is the term which indicates the position of the body
in space. In humans, the erect position, is the result of
thousands of years of evolution to effectively contrast the
gravity force

7. The posture is also
a form of
communication. Try
to observe your
companions: their
posture informs
you about their
emotions. For
example look at a
sad person: the
curves of the spine
are accentuated.
And now look at a
happy person…

8. The adjustment of
the posture depends
on the nervous
system and on the
information that
eyes, feet, tongue,
send to the Central
Nervous System,
resulting in all the
reflexes that
regulate the action
of the muscles.

9. If the posture
depends on the
various
receptors, the
malfunction of
any receptor
involves all the
system, causing
alterations
throughout our
posture .

10. We have to look at the exact
distribution of weight and
the perfect balance of our
body.
Postural alterations are
noticed thanks to the
differences between the left
part of our body and the
right part.

11. Can backache or stiff neck depend on a sprained
ankle?
Yes, a sprained ankle couses a change of posture,
varying the distribution of weight when we are in
movement or standing.
Brain receives the
information from the
whole body and
sends the message to
the postural control

12. USE BARRE’S TEST.

13. EVALUATION CRITERIA
1) Identify the hygiene habits and
healthy postures related to
physical activities and daily life.
The student should recognize the
right postures.
2) Doing stretching according to
the school criteria as an strategy
to prevent injury.
3) Use of ITC as a way of learning.

14. .
SOME QUESTIONS FOR THE STUDENTS.
In front of my mirror I look: Yes No Left Right
Head • Is it perfectly vertical?
• Is it slightly inclined?
Face • Are your eyes aligned?
• Are your ears at the same
level?
• Is your mouth horizontal?
• Is your mouth inclined?
Shoulders • Are your shoulders at the
same level?
• Is one heigher than the
other one? Which one?

15. In front of my mirror I look: Yes No Left Right
Pelvis • Are your hips at the same level?
• Is one higher than the other one?
Which one?
Knees • Are they at the same level?
• Are they turned inwards?
• Are they turned outwards?
• Do they touch each other with the
feet togheter?
Feet • The tips are facing forwards
• The tips are pointing out
• They are angled inwards
• They are angled outwards
SOME QUESTIONS FOR THE STUDENTS.

16. LEARNING STANDARDS
1) Know the characteristics of the
good postures in daily life and
school activities.
2) Can distinguish incorrect postures
from correct postures in different
situations in daily life.
3) Apply the fundamentals of good
hygiene in the practice of school
activities to prevent injury.

17. SOME ADVICES FOR YOU AND YOUR
BACK
YesNo
The weight of your schoolbag
must be 1/10 of your personal
weight
No Yes

18. SOME ADVICES FOR YOU AND YOUR BACK
No NoYes Yes
No Yes

19. SOME EXERCISES YOU CAN EASILY DO AT HOME

20. SOME EXERCISES YOU CAN EASILY DO AT HOME

21. WORKING PROTOCOL
1) MOBILIZATION EXCERCISES
2) STABILIZATION
EXCERCISES
OBJECTIVE: TO
IMPROVE MUSCLE
CONTROL

22. MOBILIZATION
EXCERCISES
LEG
STRETCHING

23. MOBILIZATION
EXCERCISES
BACK
STRETCHING
SHOULDER STRETCHING NECK STRETCHING

24. STABILIZATION
EXCERCISES

25. STABILIZATION
EXCERCISES

26. STABILIZATION
EXCERCISES

27. STABILIZATION
EXCERCISES

28. Desired applicative effects
The improvement
of the trunk
stability implies a
better postural
control, which is
at the base of all
sports and motor
activities.

29. CONCLUSION
This study will make the
students more conscious of
their own posture. The
standard working practice to
be utilized, will improve the
postural control of most of
the students. The
stabilization exercises will
contribute, especially for
people of this age bracket, to
maintain a correct posture.

31. School in
movement:
enjoying wealth
being in good
health
Project number:
2014-1-ES01-
KA201-003518